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Google Chrome Goes Gold With 1.0 Release -- Google Chrome -
informationweek.com - 12/12/2008
Google Chrome Goes Gold With 1.0 Release -- Google Chrome -
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Google's Chrome Web browser for Windows is no longer beta software. The company released Chrome 1.0 on Thursday, a mere 3-1/2 months after its initial release. That's the blink of an eye compared with Gmail's gestation in beta, which began in April 2004 and continues to this day. And the speed ...

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GigaOM Network:  Yes, Chrome Loses Its Beta Status -- Already [OStatic]

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gigaom.com - 12/15/2008
Google Turns Its Back on Network Neutrality [GigaOM]
— gigaom.com — The Wall Street Journal reports that Google, long a network neutrality champion, is looking to cut deals with broadband providers — both cable and phone companies — to get faster access for its own content. The Journal claims it has seen documents ... (more) Google Turns Its Back on Network Neutrality [GigaOM]

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Google Search Suggest Get Ads, Links & Answers
searchengineland.com - 12/13/2008
Google Search Suggest Get Ads, Links & Answers
— searchengineland.com — Earlier this year, Google Suggest finally made it to the Google home page. The feature suggests queries as you begin typing in the search box. Now Google is testing providing links to web sites, direct answers and even ads that appear within the ... (more) Google Search Suggest Get Ads, Links & Answers

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Your New Agreement With Google, Chrome Users
readwriteweb.com - 12/12/2008
Your New Agreement With Google, Chrome Users
— readwriteweb.com — When Google released its browser called Chrome this fall, there was an unusually loud controversy about its End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) . The company responded quickly to those complaints. Now the contract with users has been changed ... (more) Your New Agreement With Google, Chrome Users

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Yes, Chrome Loses Its Beta Status -- Already [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — When Google's Marissa Mayer told TechCrunch's Michael Arrington that Chrome would drop the beta designation less than two days ago, the implication was that it would happen pretty quickly. When you consider the length of some beta stages (and drawn out, fanfare driven gold releases), Chrome's 1.0 release yesterday was fast and relatively quiet. InformationWeek shares a little of my aforementioned concern that taking an application out of the testing stage prematurely can have some serious consequences, it does offer some insight into Google's thought processes. First, the good news: Google seems to be approaching the 1.0 release with the mindset ...

Yes, Chrome Loses Its Beta Status -- Already
OStatic blogs — When Google's Marissa Mayer told TechCrunch's Michael Arrington that Chrome would drop the beta designation less than two days ago, the implication was that it would happen pretty quickly. When you consider the length of some beta stages (and drawn out, fanfare driven gold releases), Chrome's 1.0 release yesterday was fast and relatively quiet. InformationWeek shares a little of my aforementioned concern that taking an application out of the testing stage prematurely can have some serious consequences, it does offer some insight into Google's thought processes. First, the good news: Google seems to be approaching the 1.0 release with the mindset ...

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Firefox, Chrome virtually tied for JavaScript speed
news.cnet.com 12/9/2008 — Google's Chrome now is only a smidgen slower than Mozilla's Firefox on the SunSpider test of JavaScript. (Credit: CNET News) On Tuesday, Mozilla released Firefox 3.1 beta 2 and Google released Chrome 0.4.154.33 , so it's time for the latest installment of JavaScript performance testing .  ...
Chrome Soon Leaving Beta, Triggering Mother of All Browser Wars [Google]
gizmodo.com 12/11/2008 — TechCrunch reports that the Google Chrome browser will soon graduate from beta status into a final release. Even if you've tried Chrome and passed, rest assured you haven't seen the last of it. Back when Microsoft snuck up behind Netscape and stole ...
Google Chrome Browser To Grow Beyond Beta Phase
ubergizmo.com 12/11/2008 — Google's Chrome browser might be three months old in the market with its beta version, but will be arriving in a full release shortly. This is a surprise since Gmail is still in beta despite being around for four years already. Speculations abound ...
Google Takes Chrome Out of Beta
readwriteweb.com 12/11/2008 — After only 100 days and fifteen updates, Google has taken the "beta" label off Chrome , its WebKit based browser. Given that the company has a penchant for keeping products like Gmail or Google Docs in perpetual beta, it comes as a bit of a surprise ...
Google Chrome is not ready for prime time — TG Daily - All News
Opinion – Google surprised us all yesterday with Google Chrome 1.0 and the suddenly concluded beta phase of the browser. And usually, a “final” version makes certain promises, which we aren't sure Chrome 1.0 can keep. Our conclusion: Just because Google says Chrome now deserves the “1.0” label ...
Google Chrome Out of Beta, Get Ready for Chrome Everywhere — Profy
It took the team over at Google only 100 days to bring Google Chrome from the initial release day to the version 1.0. The irony is that Chrome seems to be one of the most highly-criticized products ever made by Google - criticized for its lack of stability and frequent crashes . Yet it is this ...
Google Ships Chrome 1.0–Now For the To-Do List — Technologizer
Well, that was quick! Yesterday, my colleague Dave Worthington wrote about the news that Google planned to take its Chrome browser out of beta soon. Soon, it turns out, is right now. The little “BETA” label is gone from the Chrome logo, and you can download version 1.0 from the ...
Google Chrome Puts Security in a Sandbox — eWeek - RSS Feeds
Google's Chrome browser has been outfitted with a number of security features meant to put it on par or beyond rival browsers, including Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari and Mozilla's Firefox. Chrome officially came out of beta today. - Google Chrome is out of beta, and has been ...
Google Chrome Officially No Longer In Beta — Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews
The browser created by Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) known as Chrome has achieved a milestone today. After out 100 days of development and achieving 10 million active users around the globe, Google has removed the “Beta” label from their software. As of today Google has also made ...
Google decides Chrome is sufficiently polished — GMSV
The length of time many Google products continue to wear the beta label is legendary, but Chrome, the search sovereign’s Web browser, will shed that tag after mere months, according to Google VP Marissa Mayer, interviewed at Le Web ‘08. This is interesting because Chrome, ...
Google Chrome to Leave Beta Soon [Google Chrome] — Lifehacker
According to a TechCrunch interview with Google's vice president Marissa Mayer, Chrome will leave beta soon—though, frankly, the all-important "when" is conspicuously absent from the post. But...
Final Release Of Google's Chrome Ready For Primetime? — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
In a recent interview, Google vice president Marissa Mayer commented that the company's Chrome browser will be exiting beta status and be offered as a 1.0 release. What say ye, Chrome users, is it good enough?
Is Google Chrome ready to come out of Beta? — TECH.BLORGE.com
Google is taking Chrome out of Beta barely months after the its initial release and prior to completing the plugin architecture. Is Chrome ready for prime time or is Google giving it a nudge to grab a share of new computer [...]
Best Browser Extensions and Add-ons to Install in Google Chrome? — Mashable!
We’re three months in and usage of Google’s Chrome browser is impressively increasing. However, right now the browser’s limitations are vast. Without productivity tools and enhancements like extensions and add-ons similar to the ones available in Firefox , your Chrome remains ...
Chrome Customization Coming — Digital Trends
Google is justifiably proud of its new, open source, and very fast browser, Chrome. However, so far it can’t be customized with extensions, unlike its rival Firefox. But that’s going to change. Google has published its Chrome extensions document, planning for ...
Firefox, Chrome virtually tied for JavaScript speed — CNET News.com
The latest Chrome and Firefox versions edged ahead in performance, but Chrome edged more. Could Google's Native Client project make the test obsolete?